Byron Plant

Experience

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  Arthur Andersen

  Jan 1995 - Feb 1998

  Manager
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  MetroNational

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  President - Senior Housing
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  Kaplan Management Company

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2007

  President
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  The Finger Companies

  Sept 2007 - Feb 2008

  Vice President of Asset Management
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  Asset Plus Companies

  Feb 2008 - Aug 2012

  Executive Senior Vice President
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  Domain Communities

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2015

  Executive Vice President

  Multifaceted role within an expanding private equity firm specializing in value-add multifamily investment. Responsible for asset management, renovation planning and monitoring, acquisition, disposition and refinancing of multifamily properties located in Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson. Led value enhancement initiatives including renovations, revenue enrichment, operational efficiencies, disposition and refinance strategies. Primary accountability for lender and partner communications and reporting. Contributed to company strategic planning, acquisition criteria, target market identification and process improvements. Involved in the 2014 acquisition of three value-add multifamily communities comprising over 1,500 units in Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson, Arizona. Administered the 2014 disposition of three multifamily properties totaling 1,080 apartments located in Houston and Dallas, Texas. Show less

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  Gaia Real Estate

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2017

  Director of Asset Management

  Leading Asset Management team at growing real estate private equity investment and property management company. Gaia Real Estate is based in New York City with offices in New Jersey and Texas. Gaia has a team of 180 professionals, $1.9 Billion assets under management with over 16,500 residential units and office buildings. Investment strategies include value add renovations and condominium conversions. Gaia pursues a range of real estate investments for leading global insurance companies, pension funds, private funds, foundations and high net worth individuals, offering investors the most attractive risk-return adjusted opportunities. Show less

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  Elite Street Capital

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2019

  Vice President

  Responsible for overseeing the asset management team, driving performance, investor communications and lender relationships. Elite Street Capital is a private equity real estate investment firm based in Houston, Texas. The firm provides full service investment opportunities to its investors for core, core-plus, value-add, and special situation real estate investment opportunities. Currently, the multifamily division consists of over 6,883 apartment units (~$575M) among 26 properties located in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Show less

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  Virtua Partners

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

  Senior Vice President

  Executive leadership of Castlerock Residential, LLC, a division of Virtua Partners, LLC. Castlerock Residential focuses on the development of Single Family Rental (SFR) and Multifamily communities nationwide.

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  Venterra Realty

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2022

  Vice President of Asset Management

  Executive responsible for the leadership of the asset management team, supporting acquisitions, property management, construction, investor relations, lender relationships and corporate strategic initiatives. Venterra Realty is a $1.5 billion multi-family private equity firm with over 17,000 units in 60 communities. The communities are located in Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. Venterra has been recognized as one of the Best Small/Medium Places to Work by Fortune Magazine each year since 2016 (#15 in 2019; #2 in Texas in 2000) and Glassdoor, while consistently outperforming publicly-traded REITs in NOI performance and exceeding investor target returns. Show less

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  Kaplan Multifamily

  Oct 2023 - now

  President

  Executive oversight of Property Management and Asset Management of owned and third-party managed multifamily and BTR communities. Properties are located throughout the Sunbelt markets. Support the development, lease-up and stabilization of development communities.